Exploring the Apple Ecosystem
Raindrop.io's Stella now reads full transcripts of saved YouTube videos, allowing users to ask for summaries, key points, translations, or specific details without watching the video. This update expands Stella's capability to handle all saved content formats—articles, PDFs, web pages, and videos—enabling quick, versatile interaction with library content. The feature runs on Raindrop.io’s servers with privacy safeguards and is currently in beta for Pro members.
As the 23rd World Cup begins, Rogue Amoeba offers a free audio plugin called VuvuGone, designed to reduce the annoying droning noise of vuvuzelas during matches. Using their SoundSource app, Mac users can apply this effect to improve their viewing experience, and the company is also providing a $10 discount on SoundSource purchases with the code WORLDCUP2026 through July 19.
https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2026/06/11/enjoy-the-world-cup-with-soundsource-and-vuvugone/
The update introduces colored window borders for Orion+ users and addresses numerous improvements and bug fixes, including enhancements to sync reliability, extension functionality, tab management, and UI issues across macOS versions. Notable fixes cover bookmark handling, tab group synchronization, content blocking, and performance optimizations, enhancing overall browser stability and user experience.
https://orionbrowser.com/updates/orion-rc-release-notes.html#macos-orion-1-0-8-147-3
Apple has announced MacOS 27 (Golden Gate), the next major update scheduled for release this fall, and Rogue Amoeba is working to ensure their products fully support it. They advise users to avoid beta versions of MacOS and stick with the current official release, MacOS 26 (Tahoe), while noting that their current apps run on Golden Gate but may still encounter issues. Updates and test releases will be provided gradually, with more information available on their status page and social media channels.
https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2026/06/08/initial-notes-on-macos-27-golden-gate/
The Liquid Glass interface update for iPhone includes improvements such as adding haptic feedback for swipe gestures, fixing toolbar behavior on iPad, resolving login issues with x.com, and addressing various crashes and UI inconsistencies. Additional fixes enhance private browsing distinctions, favicon display, and overall stability, ensuring a smoother user experience across devices.
https://orionbrowser.com/updates/orion-iOS-release-notes.html#ios-release-1-4-19
The latest Orion browser release introduces features such as multi-account containers similar to Firefox, a service workers menu in the develop menu, and support for renaming tabs. It also includes numerous bug fixes and improvements addressing performance issues, scroll animation lag on macOS Sonoma, translation defaults, extension script retention, tab group display, and several stability and usability enhancements.
https://orionbrowser.com/updates/orion-rc-release-notes.html#macos-orion-1-0-7-146-1